Korea Times Politics & City Reporter
Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
The buildings of the National Assembly were not the only target of martial law troops during the hours that followed President Yoon Suk Yeol’s order Tuesday night.
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law immediately incited political chaos.
More than 8,000 undocumented foreign nationals living in Korea have left the country over the past two months under the government's special amnesty program, according to the Ministry of Justice.
The government said Tuesday that C-sections will be made available free of charge to all pregnant women next year as part of its efforts to boost Korea’s birthrate.
Korea’s aging population is driving changes in many sectors of society, and its prisons are no exception.
A foreign man has been sentenced to three years in prison for fatally running over a woman who was sleeping on the roadside in Ulsan in July.
Korea’s central government concluded that it would not accept Seoul city officials' request to allow foreign nationals to drive "village buses" in the capital, the labor ministry said Sunday.
Konkuk University will accept 1,364 new students for the academic year of 2025 through its regular admissions, which are based primarily on the results of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).
The government warned of stern action on Thursday as tens of thousands of rail workers plan to go on a strike that would paralyze train operations across Korea next week.